US20150259107A1 - Dissolvable film container - Google Patents

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US20150259107A1
US20150259107A1 US14/428,136 US201314428136A US2015259107A1 US 20150259107 A1 US20150259107 A1 US 20150259107A1 US 201314428136 A US201314428136 A US 201314428136A US 2015259107 A1 US2015259107 A1 US 2015259107A1
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Mary M. Hoagland
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/14—Non-removable lids or covers
    • B65D43/16—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
    • A45D40/22—Casings characterised by a hinged cover
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/14—Non-removable lids or covers
    • B65D43/22—Devices for holding in closed position, e.g. clips
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
    • A45D40/22—Casings characterised by a hinged cover
    • A45D40/222—Means for closing the lid
    • A45D2040/223—Means for closing the lid comprising a latch
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
    • A45D40/22—Casings characterised by a hinged cover
    • A45D40/222—Means for closing the lid
    • A45D2040/224—Means for closing the lid comprising a snap fastener
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A45D
    • A45D2200/05—Details of containers
    • A45D2200/051—Airtight containers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00444—Contact between the container and the lid
    • B65D2543/00592—Snapping means
    • B65D2543/00601—Snapping means on the container

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  • the following disclosure relates generally to packaging and containers, particularly moisture resistant variants of the same.
  • Personal care films offer a convenient platform for delivering compositions, such as for skin care, hair care, or cosmetics applications. Such films are designed to quickly dissolve upon contact with water or aqueous compositions provided by the end user. An important goal in the industry is that the performance of these films will rival that of their conventional wet counterparts, while providing the greater portability and convenience of a film.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of an open dissolvable film container of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view the embodiment of FIG. 1 , in the closed position.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of another embodiment of an open dissolvable film container of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view the embodiment of FIG. 3 , in the closed position.
  • a dissolvable film container 10 is provided to contain dissolvable films. It should be understood that the present invention is not a single dose apparatus. “Dissolvable film” is a known term in the art. In a preferred embodiment, the dissolvable films are such as is described in United States Patent Publication 2010/0204341. As can be appreciated, dissolvable films are moisture sensitive, and need to be protected from exposure to moisture before intentional activation with an aqueous composition.
  • the dissolvable film container 10 has a lid 20 , and a bottom portion 30 , connected by a hinging means 40 .
  • a lid 20 In an “open” position (illustrated), the lid 20 and the bottom portion 30 are not engaged.
  • the lid 20 and the bottom portion 30 In the “closed” position, the lid 20 and the bottom portion 30 are sealingly engaged, as will be discussed with respect to FIG. 2 below.
  • the lid 20 comprises an upper member 22 , a wall 24 that extends outward from and around three sides of the upper member, and a discontinuous inner wall 26 disposed on the fourth side of the upper member adjacent to the hinging means 40 .
  • the upper member 22 may contain a window (not depicted) or product marketing information or images (not depicted).
  • the wall 24 may be profiled with a groove to better engage the bottom portion 30 .
  • the lid 20 and the bottom portion 30 each have corresponding grooves that engage to provide better sealing than if the faces merely meet as coplanar surfaces.
  • the grooves run parallel to the axis defined by the engaging surfaces of the lid 20 and the bottom portion 30 .
  • the lid 20 and the bottom portion 30 each have corresponding grooves and ribs that interlock.
  • a latch 28 with a catch 28 a extends from the portion of the wall 24 distal to the hinging means 40 .
  • the latch 28 will be discussed in greater detail with respect to FIG. 2 below.
  • a relief 29 may be formed adjacent to the latch 28 to aid a user in flexing the latch in order to disengage the latch from the bottom portion 30 .
  • the relief 29 is present to reduce shrink or distorted features that might otherwise appear during molding of the dissolvable film container 10 .
  • the bottom portion 30 comprises a base member 32 , having a curved portion 32 a that slopes up to the hinging means 40 .
  • a wall 34 extends outward from and around three sides of the base member 32 . As depicted, the wall 34 is profiled to sealingly engage the wall 24 of the lid 20 .
  • a recess 36 is disposed on the wall 34 to receive the catch 28 a of the lid 20 .
  • the hinging means 40 may be any conventional in the art.
  • the hinging means 40 is a pinned hinge.
  • the hinging means 40 is a relatively thin piece of resilient material, such as plastic, which is sometimes referred to as a living hinge.
  • dissolvable film container 10 is latched shut and sealingly engaged.
  • the catch 28 a of the latch 28 is engaged in the recess 36 of the wall 34 .
  • the wall 34 is sealingly engaged with the wall 24 of the lid 20 .
  • either the cooperating profiles of wall 34 and the wall 24 or the cooperating faces of the catch 28 a and the recess 36 are designed in order to provide a snap fit.
  • both the cooperating profiles of wall 34 and the wall 24 and the cooperating faces of the catch 28 a and the recess 36 are designed in order to provide a snap fit.
  • the discontinuous inner wall 26 of the lid 20 is adapted to engage the curved portion 32 a of the base member 32 , completing the seal between the lid 20 and the bottom portion 30 .
  • An axis A can be drawn from the hinging means 40 to the top of the wall 34 . This would be the sealing axis if walls 24 and 34 were merely coplanar faces. However, since the cooperating profiles of wall 34 and the wall 24 interact, and the discontinuous inner wall 26 engages the curved portion 32 a , another axis B can be drawn as the effective sealing axis. Note that the effective sealing axis B is below the hinge axis A, which is advantageous.
  • the present embodiment has the advantage therefore of being highly moisture resistant.
  • a dissolvable film container 50 is provided to contain dissolvable films.
  • the dissolvable film container 50 has a lid 60 , and a bottom portion 70 , connected by a hinging means 80 . In an “open” position (illustrated), the lid 60 and the bottom portion 70 are not engaged. In the “closed” position, the lid 60 and the bottom portion 70 are sealingly engaged, as will be discussed with respect to FIG. 4 below.
  • the lid 60 comprises an upper member 62 , a wall 64 that extends outward from and around three sides of the upper member, and a discontinuous inner wall 66 disposed on the fourth side of the upper member adjacent to the hinging means 80 .
  • the upper member 62 may contain a window (not depicted) or product marketing information or images (not depicted).
  • the wall 64 may be profiled with a groove to better engage the bottom portion 70 .
  • each of the lid 60 and the bottom portion 70 have corresponding grooves that engage to provide better sealing than if the faces merely meet as coplanar surfaces.
  • the grooves run parallel to the axis defined by the engaging surfaces of the lid 60 and the bottom portion 70 .
  • each of the lid 60 and the bottom portion 70 have corresponding grooves and ribs that interlock.
  • a latch 68 with a catch 68 a extends from the portion of the wall 64 distal to the hinging means 80 .
  • the latch 68 will be discussed in greater detail with respect to FIG. 4 below.
  • a relief 69 may be formed adjacent to the latch 68 to aid a user in flexing the latch in order to disengage the latch from the bottom portion 70 .
  • the relief 69 is present to reduce shrink or distorted features that might otherwise appear during molding of the dissolvable film container 50 .
  • the bottom portion 70 comprises a base member 72 , having a curved portion 72 a that slopes up to the hinging means 80 .
  • a wall 74 extends outward from and around three sides of the base member 72 . As depicted, the wall 74 is profiled to sealingly engage the wall 64 of the lid 60 .
  • a recess 76 is disposed on the wall 74 to receive the catch 68 a of the lid 60 .
  • the hinging means 80 may be any conventional in the art.
  • the hinging means is a relatively thin piece of resilient material, such as plastic, which is sometimes referred to as a living hinge.
  • dissolvable film container 50 is latched shut and sealingly engaged.
  • the catch 68 a of the latch 68 is engaged in the recess 76 of the wall 74 .
  • the wall 74 is sealingly engaged with the wall 64 of the lid 60 .
  • either the cooperating profiles of wall 74 and the wall 64 or the cooperating faces of the catch 68 a and the recess 76 are designed in order to provide a snap fit.
  • both the cooperating profiles of wall 74 and the wall 64 and the cooperating faces of the catch 68 a and the recess 76 are designed in order to provide a snap fit.
  • the discontinuous inner wall 66 of the lid 60 is adapted to engage the curved portion 72 a of the base member 72 , completing the seal between the lid 60 and the bottom portion 70 .
  • An axis C can be drawn from the hinging means 80 to the top of the wall 74 . This would be the sealing axis if walls 64 and 74 were merely coplanar faces. However, since the cooperating profiles of wall 74 and the wall 64 interact, and the discontinuous inner wall 66 engages the curved portion 72 a , another axis C can be drawn as the effective sealing axis. Note that the effective sealing axis D is below the hinge axis C, which is advantageous.
  • the present embodiment has the advantage therefore of being highly moisture resistant.
  • each container could contain a differently formulated dissolvable film.

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